The investigation into allegations brought by Gadsden County Emergency Medical Services has been completed and County Administrator Johnny Williams said the 600-page document took several months to generate and it will take him several months to break it down and decide what, if anything, to do about the report.

"If it's a personnel matter I will handle it and if it's a criminal matter, I will turn it over to the state's attorney," he said.

A public hearing to approve a resolution to execute an amendment for the repair of Frank Smith Road was pulled from the county commission agenda because the problem had been solved. The item was removed when Clerk of Courts Nicholas Thomas determined that the funds were available in the county's Public Works Capital Improvement Fund and in the public works reserves.

The Quincy city commissioners agree that although the city's youth need to be off the street at a certain hour commissioners don't want to go into the parenting business. The Youth Protection Ordinance that commissioners are currently considering will require all teenagers, under the age of 18, to be off the city streets from 10 p.m. until 6 p.m. The ordinance will also require businesses to post signs that teens are not allowed during those houtrs.

Only a few more weeks and people parking around the square will receive a parking fine of $5 if they stay in a park more than two hours. The Quincy City Commission made that decision in response to complaints from several downtown business owners.

"We have to order the signs and we'll go through a process of educating the public about the new enforcement. I expect that by Sept. 1 and we'll begin issuing citations," said Ferman Richardson, police chief.

Action by the state government will take some of the bite out of back to school shopping.

For a couple of days this month, buyers of school supplies and some related merchandise will not have to pay sales tax.

This will be the first Back to School Sales Tax Holiday since 2007. It starts at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 13, and ends at midnight Sunday, Aug. 15. Gadsden County public school students return to the classroom on Aug.23.

Jack McLean, city manager, said he has delivered on his promise to look for a power provider that would save citizens money. While the rates of purchase may remain the same, the cost of delivering power (fuel adjustment charge) may be lower, he said.

And it could mean the end of Quincy's relationship with Progress Energy.

In less than two weeks voters who don't want to wait until the primary election day can begin casting heir ballots by voting early. Or, they can request now to have a absentee ballot sent to their place of residence.

Since January of this year 27 Gadsden County residents have attempted suicide and 12 have been successful. The problem has Sheriff Morris Young searching for answers and looking for help anywhere he can find it.

"That's too many people for a county our size, it could become epidemic. At the rate we're going we may have 25 deaths by suicide by the end of the year," he said.

By comparison, according to state data, Gadsden County only recorded six suicides in 2008.